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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
accustomed
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
always
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
appeared
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
arrived
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
become
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
Burton
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
caused
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
certain
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
check
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
connected
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
corner
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
curious
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
day
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From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
dressed
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
extraordinary
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
fidget
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
flutter
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
fully
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
gambling
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From this reading "The racing and gambling set, particularly, you mean," he said.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
increased
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
interested
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From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
invariably
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
knotty
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
London
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
mean
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From this reading "The racing and gambling set, particularly, you mean," he said.
Miss
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
most
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
MURDER
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
nervousness
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
PARK
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
particularly
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From this reading "The racing and gambling set, particularly, you mean," he said.
particulars
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
piece
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
Polly
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
racing
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From this reading "The racing and gambling set, particularly, you mean," he said.
REGENT'S
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
remembered
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
said
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
section
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
seldom
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
selfsame
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
set
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From this reading "The racing and gambling set, particularly, you mean," he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
Society
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
some
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
stir
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From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
string
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
suits
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
tattered
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Polly replied that she had forgotten most of the particulars connected with that curious murder, but that she fully remembered the stir and flutter it had caused in a certain section of London Society.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
there
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
tweed
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From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
vis-à-vis
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From this reading THE REGENT'S PARK MURDER By this time Miss Polly Burton had become quite accustomed to her extraordinary _vis-à-vis_ in the corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was always there, when she arrived, in the selfsame corner, dressed in one of his remarkable check tweed suits; he seldom said good morning, and invariably when she appeared he began to fidget with increased nervousness, with some tattered and knotty piece of string.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were you ever interested in the Regent's Park murder?" he asked her one day.
